Tax forms are used to report such items as employee wages and salaries to federal, state, local agencies, and your employees.
Preprinted forms, You can print tax information onto preprinted Forms W-2, W-3, 1099-Misc and 1096. Special ink on the forms enables them to be scanned at the government offices where they are processed. Because tax form printing formats can change from year to year, be sure to order new forms each year.
Note: If you subscribe to a payroll service, you will receive updates to the form layouts that QuickBooks uses when printing your forms. Updates may be required to print data correctly onto forms in the years following the QuickBooks publish date. Subscribing to a payroll service keeps you current with the correct form updates.
Blank perforated paper, You can print government-accepted black and white laser W-2, Copy A, and W-3 forms on plain paper. There is no need to buy preprinted red W-2 Copy A or W-3 forms. However, the IRS requires the use of perforated paper for any Employee Copy W-2 that is printed on plain paper.
Note: 1099-Misc and 1096 forms must be printed on preprinted forms.